(5) The Authority may issue to a citizen who has not attained the age of eighteen years but is
registered under sub section (1), such certificate of registration in such form and manner and
containing such information relating to such registered citizen as may be prescribed.
(6) A certificate issued under subsection (5) shall be admissible in evidence for the purpose of
proving the identity of, and other information or particulars contained in such certificate relating to, a
citizen to whom such certificate relates.
CHAPTER VI
CARDS
10. National Identity Cards. —(1) The Authority shall issue or renew, or cause to be issued or
renewed, in such manner and on terms and conditions, subject to every citizen who has attained the
age of eighteen years and got himself registered under section 9, a card to be called National Identity
Card in such form, with such period of validity upon payment of such fee in such form and manner as
may be prescribed:
Provided that all cards issued under section 5 of the National Registration Act, 1973, (LVI of
1973) to such citizens as stood registered under section 4 of the said Act immediately before the
commencement of this Ordinance shall be deemed to have been issued under this Ordinance and
shall, subject to sections 17, 18 and 30 remain valid till such period as the underlying registration of
the citizens to whom such cards are issued remains valid in terms of the first proviso to subsection
(1) of section 9:
Provided further that before issuing or renewing a card under this section, the Authority may
require a person to surrender a National Identity Card earlier issued to him under this Ordinance or
the National Registration Act, 1973, (LVI of 1973) or otherwise satisfy the Authority as to the factum
of his having totally abandon the use of any such earlier card and, till such time as he surrenders such
earlier card or otherwise satisfies the Authority as aforesaid, the Authority may not issue or renew a
card.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance, all such National Identity Cards as are
to be issued to a citizen under this Ordinance by means of a manual or computerized laser printing
process (as applicable in the Districts of Islamabad and Rawalpindi) shall not be issued for a period of
validity beyond two years after the commencement of this Ordinance, or such longer or shorter
period as may be notified by the Federal Government with a view to promoting uniformity,
authenticity and technological advancement in the registration for and issuance of National Identity
Cards.
11. Pakistan Origin Cards. The Authority shall issue or renew, or cause to be issued or renewed,
in the prescribed manner and on prescribed criteria, terms and conditions, cards to such prescribed
class of foreigners and such prescribed class of citizens with dual nationality who have got themselves
registered in the prescribed manner, in such form and with such periods of validity thereof upon
payment of such fee in such form and manner as may be prescribed, to be called Pakistan Origin
Cards and receive applications for registration therefor in the prescribed form.
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